Albany, one of the most corrupt state capitals in the United States was recently hit with another scandal involving a top politician as Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos stepped down from his leadership role
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Mastering Technology Before it Masters Us
Our society is more connected today than ever, leading to the popular saying that we live in a “global village”. But has technology made our personal lifestyles easier than before?
How the Petrobras Corruption Scandal is Shaking Brazil
Authorities in the country of Brazil have arrested three former congressmen who have been implemented in connection with what may be the country’s largest corruption scandal, involving the oil giant Petrobras, Brazil’s biggest and the world’s sixth largest.
Will Adjunct Faculty Become Human Rights Activists?
As adjunct faculty, we need to realize that the chances of a Rubén Garcia, a Freddy Gray, or a Michael Brown to succeed in life could very easily lie with us — in our classrooms, but outside them too — with us reaching out and giving our helping hand.
Whose Presidential Debate Is It?
Remember that the major parties shouldn’t be the ones deciding whom Americans get to hear from. It’s not their Presidential debate. It’s yours.
On Affective Revolution: On Moral Reasoning and Action
Our feeling of empathy can lead us adversely, as a craving for reckoning stemming from it is characteristically unconcerned with consequences and more concerned with reciprocity: in response to affable actions, people are often much nicer and more cooperative
Sandy Hook Hearing with Police Chief Wolfgang Halbig
After 19 months of waiting Wolfgang Halbig received the Sandy Hook hearing scheduled for 3/31 and canceled for unknown reasons without much notice to anyone
Ayotzinapa: Pay Homage to 43 Lives Cut Short!
On Sunday, April 26th at 7 pm, at the Puente Blanco — or the Continental Bridge at 1001 Continental Street Via — please join us in our monthly Global Action For Ayotzinapa!
Greece Makes Critical Payment to the IMF
Finance officials in the economically strapped country of Greece have been able to make what is being called a critical payment to the IMF following months of anxiety as the country attempts to pay off its debtors and to reassure the EU
Photos: Baltimore’s Freddie Gray March Gets Tense
Freddie was already crippled before being dragged to the van. BPD union president said Freddie was resisting arrest and refusing to walk when in fact, the cops already severed Freddie’s spine by that point.